Tokyo-CIEE

• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Summer Internship Program at the Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE) Study Center in Tokyo
• This 8-week program fulfills the IUB general education World Languages & Cultures requirement

• "Summer Global Internship" Program track* 
• Unpaid, 6-credit internship project with accompanying seminar (with CIEE participants) 
• Internship placement of 225-300 internship placement hours (minimum of 30-35 hours per week) and 15 integrated hours for the academic seminar 
  • Placements in media/communications, tourism and hospitality, business, and more. Japanese proficiency is not required but students will find wider placement options if they have Japanese language skills.  

*Note: IU selectively co-sponsors CIEE program offerings, including the one described on this page, but not all CIEE tracks/offerings. Please contact Education Abroad for clarification.

• Program Website
• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

• Standard Housing includes a single or double room hotel room with a private bathroom.
• Housing is located approximately 30 minutes to the city center; the distance to the internship location will be variable and can be up to 60 to 70 minutes.
• All housing is within walking distance of train and subway stations, granting easy access to internship placement sites.
• Students are responsible for their own meals.

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your fourth full-time semester of college
• have approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA

Students must have a passport valid for six months beyond program's end date.

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of Education Abroad. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Students must have a passport valid for six months beyond program's end date.

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of Education Abroad. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Summer 2024

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• IU Schurz Career Success Scholarship of $1,500-$2,500
• CIEE scholarships and grants available

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.